Not quite a coop

Not quite a coop

A step up from Rubbermaid The chicks are quickly outgrowing their current Rubbermaid lodgings, so we spent the last week constructing their next step-up: a 5’x3’x4′ cedar box where they can live in our garage for a few weeks. I should have taken more...
She’s a brick House

She’s a brick House

House is by far the strangest looking chick we have. She’s supposedly a Black Sex Link, but I’m not convinced she’s not some weird turkey hybrid. She is significantly larger than the other chicks, and is already perching on things. I’m pretty...
Photo Day!

Photo Day!

Today was photoshoot day in the Meaty Cluckers house! The girls all did great and only a few of them pooped on the backdrop.
Cheep cheep cheep x 10000

Cheep cheep cheep x 10000

Chickens. Do they suck? This is the story of two people who decided they didn’t clean up enough poop in their lives, and decided to start a little backyard flock of chickens. We went from “considering chickens” to “placed down payment on custom...
Our Foray into Backyard Chickening

Our Foray into Backyard Chickening

Well we finally did it. After visiting and talking to friends who have their own chickens, we decided it was the right t ime to try raising our own backyard chickens. On Sunday, 5/1/22, we picked up 6 chicks from Dodge Grain in Salem, NH. They didn’t have the...